Baling-press.



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J. Kanus.

EALING PRESS. (Appnmion fusa Nov. n, 1900.) lh (IMD Model.)

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' J. KERNS.

BALING PRESS.

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n nies Patten JAMES KERNS, OF DEFIANCE, OHO, ASSIGNOR TO TUE BEERYMANUFAC- lllUPtlNC-l COMPANY, OF UPPER SANDUSKY, UHIO.

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SPECIFIATUN forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,129, dated February12, 1901.

Application filed November 9, 1900. Serial No. 35,967. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern: end of said member is journaled anantifric- Be it known that l, JAMES KERNS, a citizen tion-roller E. Thismember thus mounted of the United States, residing at Defiance, inconstitutes two driving arms of different the county of Defiance andState of Ohio, lengths, the longer of which is designed to 55 haveinvented certain new and useful Iindrive the plunger during the firststeps of the proveniente in Ealing-Presses; and I do depressing of thebale, while when it is desired clare the following to be a full, clear,and exa greater leverage be utilized in iinishing the act description ofthe invention, such as will bale or during the latter part of the throwof enable others skilled in the art to which it the plunger the shortarm comes into play. 6o ro appertains to malte and use the saine, refer-The plunger G has a plunger-beam H seence being had to the accompanyingdrawcured thereto, and a spring K is utilized to ings, and to theletters of reference marked return the plunger to its starting positionthereon, which form a part of this specificaafter being driven forward.Near the free tion. end of said plunger-beam is a curved lug or 65 Thisinvention relates to new and useful projection N, against which theantiirictionimprovements in hay-presses, and especially roller carriedby the longer arm of said mem toirnproved means foractuating thereboundber strikes to drive the plunger forward, and ing plunger and ofapplying the greatest after said long arm drives the plunger as faramount of leverage at the latter end of the as it can theantifrictioi'l-roller at the end of 7o zo throw of the plunger, whereneeded. the short arm of said member will contact Another feature of theinvention resides in with the end of the plunger-beam, driving the theprovision of a folding and bale-retaining latter still farther, and thisarm being shorter member, which is located in the path of the than theother arm will increase the leverage plunger, and of the provision ofmeans for where most neededin applyingalargeamount 75 z5 applyingtension to the bales by passing the of power to the plunger as it isdriven and bales between vertically-disposed rollers as against thebale. After the short arm has the bale is being formed, thus insuring andriven the bale to its forward limit the spring evenness to its weightwhile being pressed. willreturn the plunger to its starting position.

To these ends and to such others as the in- Mounted on pins M on thewalls of the 8o 3,0 vention maf,7 pertain the same consists,furpress-boxis whatlterm a folding and bale ther, in the novelconstruction, combination, retaining device Q, which has its contractedand adaptation of parts, as will be hereinafter ends bent at rightangles, by which it is jourmore fully described, and thenspecificallydenaled on said pins, and the middle portion of fined in theappended claims. said device is curved, as shown, and extends 85 3,5 Myinvention is clearly illustrated in the from wall to wall across thepress. The lower accompanying drawings, which, with the letfree swingingend of said folding and retainters of reference marked thereon, formapart ing device is located adjacent to the upper of this application,and in which drawingsedge of the plunger and is adapted to fold inFigure l is a perspective view of my haythe ends of the hay of the baleas the plunger 9o 4o press. 2 is a top plan view with parts is drivenforward,and to serve asabale-retainremoved to better illustrate theinvention. ing means when the plunger is withdrawn. Fig. 3 is a detailview of the folder and bale- In the cross-pieces J at the forward end ofretainer. Fig. t is a perspective View of the the press-box are mountedthe tension-rollers sweep and driving-post with its driving-arms. R, thespindles of which pass through said 95 45 Reference now being had to thedetails of cross-pieces and have frictional wheels S sethe drawings byletter,A designates the frame cured to their upper ends. Mounted on theor bed of the press, having a platform B and top of the press isa lug T,to which is secured a press-box C. Vllhe rotary post D is suitably bymeans of a pin the rear end of the shank journaled in cross-pieces ofthe frame and portion of the plate P, the free end of which roo 5o hassecured to rotate therewith an obtuseplate is concaved out at its endsand is deangled plunger-driving member, and at each signed to be heldfrictionally against said friction-wheels, whereby the latter are`preventedfrom rotating backward. The front edge of said plate isrecessed, as at P', and a pin W, secured to the top of the press, Vrestsin said recess. By thisroller mechanism the bale of hayor othermaterialis given an even resistance as it passes between the rollers andcauses the bale to pack even. The stem of the plate (illustrated byletter T2) has a sliding movement through an aperture in said lug T, anda spring V is employed to throw said plate frictionally against therollers S, while said plate is guided by the pin W. In Fig. l it will beobserved that the rollers have pins R about their circumferences,whereby the bale is engaged as it passes between said rollers. As vthebale is fed forward by the successive strokes of the plunger said baleis prevented from a backward movement by reason of the block or plate Tengaging the sense friction-wheels and holding same from a re# versemovement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with the press-box, vertical rollers mounted one on eachside of the press,'friction-rollers mounted at the'upper ends of thespindles carrying said rollers, a block having concaved ends engagingsaid friction-rollers, a lug T on which said block is mounted, and aguide-pin secured to the top of the press and located in a recess insaid block, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES KERNS.

Witnesses:

R. W. WORTMAN, WM. BOYER.

